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1968 - Fighter Command Disbandment Ceremony: There was a parade and flypast to mark the disbandment of Royal Air Force Fighter Command at Headquarters, Royal Air Force, Bentley Priory, Stanmore, Mddx, today. On April 30, R.A.F. Bomber Command to form the new R.A.F. Strike Command. The parade was reviewed by the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command, Air Marshal Sir Frederick Rosier. A flypast of a Spitfire and Hurricane coincided with the lowering of the A.O.C.-in-C's pennant. Photo shows Chatting over old times, four Battle of Britain pilots at the ceremony today: (L to R): Air Commodore A.C. Deere; Group Captain Peter Townsend; Group Captain Denis Gillam, and Air Vice Marshal Johnny Johnson
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13263371
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47029237
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5588px x 4378px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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